Social rounds across Canton and neighboring towns
The column records a sequence of visits and gatherings across Canton and nearby towns. It lists numerous couples and families visiting friends including Murphee Jones Fowler Ray Meeker Peden White Tyler Leitch Nations and Knox, with dates cited as last Friday night and Sunday afternoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Murphee
Frank Jones
Dallas
Canton
Harry Thompson
Lila Fowler
E. B. Tunnell
Van
J. D. Ray
Cana
H. J. Rays
Ray Meeker
Wayland Nations
John Peden
Walter Peden
Tundra
C. C. White and
Jerry
Tyler
Sarry Ray
Social notes from Canton and surrounding areas
Canton residents visit relatives in Dallas and Mineola while several attend Bible study in Little Hope. Illness affects Roxie Ann Barr, and families travel to Victoria and Elgin for gatherings. PTA attendees from Van include Mary Maxfield Marie Rowan Nina Ray Hazel Crim and Carlie Mae Jarman.
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Canton
Woodrow Cole
Clyde Chaney
Dallas
Herron Chaney
Frank Davis
Little Hope
Effie Clark
Ida Peel
Clover
Bill Peel
Roxie Ann Barr
Leon Dowdle
George Goldey
J. C. Beardin
Coy Crim
Ardine Crim
J. B. Jarman
James Bryant
Clara Jarman
Mineola
H. J. Ray
Charley Presley
Wisdom Temple
John Peden
Victoria
Texas
Emma Peden
Elgin
K. H. Thormablin
PTA
Van
Mary Maxfield
Marie Rowan
Nina Ray
Hazel Crim
Carlie Mae Jarman
Grand Saline Folks Share Old Ties And Humble News
Notes from Livingston Texas recount family links to pioneer Kuykendalls and locals in Grand Saline. A clipping celebrates Wiley Buchanan Jr. while mentions Wiley Buchanan Sr. in 1895 and teacher A V Britton. Reminiscences include Grand Saline addresses, distant subscriptions, and light anecdotes about residents and visitors from Downey California to Lima Peru, with reflections on time and wrapping parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Kuykendall Collins
Livingston
Texas
E. R. Kuykendall
van Zandt
Grand Saline
A. V. Britton
Wiley Buchanan
Sun
Local School Accident and Community Notes
Jan Masterson, in third grade, explained how she broke her arm at school after a Monday fall and a twist, choosing to wait for lunch before seeing a doctor. The column also reports on a Kaufman Lions Club talk against commercialized Christmas and a Cornell Nutrition official linking fat intake to mental health and education on leisure. D. D. Darnell showed a worn dough tray from 1887 in the Sun office, noting its thin middle from repeated scraping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jan Masterson
Cornell University
D. D. Darnell
Sun Office
Tie
Card of Thanks for Mr. Robert Clark’s illness
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during the illness of Mr. Robert Clark. Grateful to Dr. Raymond Corby and the nurses at the Corby Germany Hospital. May God bless each and every one of you. Mrs. Roy Clark, the late
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clark
Raymond Corby
Corby Germany Hospital
Mrs Edwards Threatens Family Over Potato Cake Incident
A quirky grand Saline anecdote reports Mrs Henry Edwards baked a potato cake from a Sun recipe but allegedly threatened her family after it toppled from the pan. The column muses on flour amounts and local reactions to the cake misfire.
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Henry Edwards
Grand Saline
Fremantle Diary Arrives at Grand Saline Sun
The Southern Diary titled The Fremantle Diary by Lieutenant Colonel Arthor James Logan Fremantle arrives at the Grand Saline Sun. It recounts three months in the Southern States starting with At The Mouth of the Rio Grande and includes travels from Browns ville to San Antonio to Natchez to Mobile to Shelbyville to Charleston. The editor offers it for readers who will guarantee to return the book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthor James Logan Fremantle
England
Rio Grande
St. Thomas
Brownsville
San Antonio
Natchez
Mobile
Shelbyville
Charleston
Fremantle
Air Force Announces Holiday Enlistment Policy
The Air Force offers a holiday enlistment option for qualified volunteers between December 18 and 31, 1956. Recruits may take paid leave to spend Christmas and New Year at home before reporting to basic training in San Antonio, Texas on January 2, 1957, unless they opt to proceed immediately to their first station. Sergeant Hackett, the local recruiter at 214 N College, Tyler, Texas, urges interested youth to contact him or visit the Grand Saline post office on Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. or call 2-8804 in Tyler collect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
Msgt
Ben R. Hackett
United States Air Force
N. College
Tyler
Texas
Hackett
USAF
Air Force Basic Training Center
San Antonio
Grand Saline
For Sale Floor Sweep Wax Process
Classified ad notes a floor sweep wax process for sale in Grand Saline. Contact YO 2-3424 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Saline Sun
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Tfe
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General Insurance
Business
RAND
James Leitch
M. L. Knox
the City Pharmacy
W. L. Garland, JR
Rexall
Edgewood
Kinney Bros
Julien C. Hyer
Dallas Morning News
Nicholas
Ayer
New York
George A. Reaves
the Sun
Dobbin McPhail
Levi McPhail
James B. Cofer
Downey
Calif
Rives Ave
Kenny
Robert Broadnax
Joe Bailey
Broadnax
Leroy Carter
George Smith
Kenneth Berry
Mavis Jordan
Lima
Peru
Post Office Department
Jan
Masterson
Ruby Anders
Kaufman Lions Club
Ford
Nders Motor Company
Dial YO
Gaston Crone
Hlgin Watch
Flynt's
Mrs
Roy Clark
Mrs. Edwards
A Hook
Elele
van Zandt County Abstract Co
North Side Square
Grove Laboratories, Inc
Emory
Babcock Bros
Western Auto Associate
Babcock Bros. Auto Store
MR. and
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Western Auto Associate Store
Charles Washmon
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